Danes fund 93MW in Bolivia

Renews reports: Danes fund 93MW in Bolivia Denmark agrees to provide $129.2m to support three wind farms The Danish government has agreed to provide $129.2m for three wind farms with a combined 93MW of capacity in Bolivia. Denmark’s development cooperation agency Danida will lend $113.3m while the government will donate $15.8m, Bolivia’s energy ministry said….

Santa Cruz: There will be a deposit for disused electronic devices

El Deber reports: There will be a deposit for disused electronic devices The municipal government, through the Municipal Cleaning Company of Santa Cruz (Emacruz), will incorporate four points for the deposit of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), in the districts of the city. The objective is to avoid the environmental pollution generated by the…

Bolivia’s severe water shortage triggers national emergency

Keith Walker reports for Euronews: Bolivia’s severe water shortage triggers national emergency Bolivia’s government has declared a national emergency because of a water shortage as it suffers the worst drought in 25 years. The country’s capital city gets water for just three hours a day, as reservoirs run dry. Last week, residents in Bolivia’s second…

What’s Behind Bolivia’s Cooperative Mining Wars?

Nacla reports: What’s Behind Bolivia’s Cooperative Mining Wars? Bolivia’s brutal cooperative mining conflict reveals the growing contradictions and perils of extractivism at the end of the commodities bonanza, as the government and popular sectors struggle to control a dwindling mining surplus. by Emily Achtenberg On August 25, Bolivia’s Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes was detained,…

Watch Out: Seedoro Ghost Bank in Santa Cruz

El Diario reports: Denounced in the United Kingdom Seedoro Ghost Bank in Santa Cruz The UK’s Financial Behavior Authority (FCA) warned their nationals that Seedoro, registered in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is not authorized to offer financial services in Great Britain. “This company is not authorized by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based…

11 years of misgovernment led to this!

Aljazeera reports: Water rationing introduced as Bolivia drought worsens Water rationing becomes permanent in La Paz as the dams run dry. Authorities have declared water rationing in La Paz to be a permanent measure as the drought in Bolivia worsens. The three main dams that supply water to the city are almost dry. The main…